*1997, Brno, Czech Republic
ways to contact me
sara.kucerova@post.cz
+420 602 978 995
@saryslava
@kotatkoproject
education
October 2023 – April 2024
Pre-Master programme
Design Academy Eindhoven
specialty: Design
2021 – 2022
Erasmus+ exchange programme
Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, Tallinn, Estonia
specialty: Ceramics
2017 – 2022
BA design programme
UMPRUM Prague, Czechia
specialty: Product design
2013 – 2017
Secondary School of Art and Design, Brno, Czechia
specialty: Industrial design
exhibitions, achievements & other activities
January 2025
member of the evaluation committee for final projects assessment at the Secondary School of Arts and Design, Brno, Czechia
December 2024
Brutus Winter market, Rotterdam
– with Soap Creatures project
June 2024
speaker at Europe’s Finest Hours: Meet the Makers panel talk, Amsterdam
March 2024
exhibitor at the Playgrounds presentation and exposition, Design Academy Eindhoven
2023
exhibitor at the Beautiful Work exposition, Dutch Design Week
– work exhibited: Mementos of Everlasting Values project
– hosting a woodcarving workshop for visitors
2023
exhibitor at the Beautiful Work exposition, Prague House, Brussels
– work exhibited: Mementos of Everlasting Values project
2022
exhibitor at Krásná Práce exposition, Galerie 1, Prague
– work exhibited: Mementos of Everlasting Values project
December 2021
EKA Jõuluturg (market) participation, Tallinn, Estonia
– with Kotatko project
2019
speaker at the lecture New City, Same Needs
– academic debate and workshop with experts
on the topic of acute problems of public space
– venue: CAMP, the Center for Architecture
and Metropolitan Planning, Prague
2019
competition Pudding in a New Form participant,
organized by Dr. Oetker®
– work submitted: Kriskros pudding mold project
– semifinalist
2019
competition exhibition participant
Student Design 2019, Prague
– work submitted: collection of haptic toys
– awarded: laureate
work experience
January 2024 – now
De Bonte Koe, Schiedam and Rotterdam
– shop assistance
– production
October 2023
Dutch Design Foundation, Eindhoven
– Tour Guide for the Dutch Design Week
February 2023 – April 2023
Earnest studio internship, Rotterdam
– research, sketching, 3D modelling
September 2022 – January 2023
David Derksen Design studio internship, Rotterdam
– outdoor lighting project research, conceptualisation, visualisation, development,
– fair stand design and realization Maison d´Object Paris, Dutch Design Week Eindhoven)
2021 – 2022
formation of the Fragrini start-up (under the Dermacol brand)
– branding and product design
– prototyping management
2021 – 2022
studio Huy, Prague
– lighting design process
– retail interior realisation
2018 – 2020
sales assistant for Qubus design showroom, Prague
– communication with clients
– practical help with the design process
– copywriting
volunteering
February 2022 – May 2022
caretaker for AAAD, Prague
– taking care of, organizing activities for and supervising Ukrainian refugee children under my fellow students’ initiative – daycare
July 2022
set designer for LFŠ Uherské Hradiště (international film festival)
January 2013 – January 2017
troop leader for Junák – Český skaut (Czech scout organization)
– educating and organizing activities for children
language skills
English – full professional proficiency
Czech – native speaker
Dutch – beginner
other skills/experience
sewing
weaving
porcelain casting
woodcarving
lithography
cooking
studio photography
driving a car
programs I can work with
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Premiere Pro
Rhinoceros
Keyshot
experience with Blender, Grasshopper, 3ds Max and SolidWorks
foundation knowledge of marketing strategies
and e-commerce platforms
